The annual nine-day Fiesta de San Fermín began in Spain this week. The festival, including the famous Running of the Bulls, attracts thousands of visitors to Pamplona every year. The festival kicks off with massive crowds awaiting the chupinazo in Pamplona’s town square, followed by a carnival, fireworks, the Running of the Bulls, and many bullfights. Held since 1591, San Fermín remains a popular, though dangerous and controversial, event.
Running of the Bulls 2019: The Fiesta de San Fermín
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Revelers drink wine as they start celebrating early while waiting for the launch of the chupinazo rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2019 San Fermín fiestas, on July 6, 2019. #
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A child shoots soap bubbles at "Vinegar Face" during the Comparsa de Gigantes y Cabezudos, or Giants and Big Heads Parade, on July 8, 2019, the third day of San Fermín. #
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